Search: Start Page ➙ Language: Maung (mph) Alternative Names  Gunmarung, Mawung, Gun-Marung Family/Group  Australian, Yiwaidjan Area  Australia and New Guinea General Data  spoken on Goulburn Island, north of Arnhem Land (Australia) Typological Information  • SVO • 6 noun classes • compound verbs consisting of invariable root and affix-carrying auxiliary (cf. Capell & Hinch 1970: 68), including vast 'syntacto-phonemic' changes between inflected verbs and uninflected roots (see Capell & Hinch 1970: 42) Reduplication Form-Function  • partial verb reduplication: frequentative/habitual (pluralization) • full verb root reduplication: continuative (pluralization) Relationship Form-Function  various forms - various functions Reduplication System  • Maung shows vast morphophonemics in the reduplication of uninflected roots (see Capell & Hinch 1970: 43) Forms  Select ValueCV root   Functions  Select Valuepluralization Patterns  Select Valuefull partial Semantics  Select Valuecontinuity plurality   Word Classes  Select Valueverb — verb   All Examples  ⊞ References    Terminology    Glossary    Field Descriptions

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